Defense of Alibi in Oklahoma
In order to be convicted of a crime in Oklahoma, the prosecution must prove all of that crime’s elements beyond a reasonable doubt. The criminal defense attorneys at Cannon & Associates are FIERCE ADVOCATES for every client and will hold the government to their burden in your case.
Sometimes, however, a person might have a defense to why they did, or why they could not have, committed a certain crime. To have a Defense of Alibi in Oklahoma, evidence must be introduced in the case that proves the defendant was at another and different place at the time of the commission of the crime charged. The law is that such a defense is proper and legitimate and the jury should consider all of the evidence bearing thereon, whether introduced by the State or the defendant, and if, after careful consideration of all of the evidence in the case, the jury has a reasonable doubt as to whether the defendant was present at the time and place where the crime was committed, if it was committed, then the jury must find the defendant not guilty.
Oklahoma Jury Instruction #8-57.
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